Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence ranks 519th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Machida, Tokyo, Gary, Indiana, and Zadar. Memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence include Paul Cézanne, Eleanor of Provence, and Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. Memorable people who died in Aix-en-Provence include Paul Cézanne, René of Anjou, and Benjamin Graham. Aix-en-Provence has been the birth place of many painters and biologists and the death place of many politicians and painters. Aix-en-Provence is located in France.
Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1198 and 2001, Aix-en-Provence was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Paul Cézanne, Eleanor of Provence, and Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Aix-en-Provence including Paul Cézanne, René of Anjou, and Benjamin Graham.
People Born in Aix-en-Provence
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Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 1
Eleanor of Provence
1223 - 1291
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 2
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
André Campra
1660 - 1744
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
1715 - 1747
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 6
Henri Michel
1947 - 2018
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
1704 - 1771
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 8
Emanuel Ungaro
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 9
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
1198 - 1245
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 10
François Mignet
1796 - 1884
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 11
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Aix-en-Provence
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People Deceased in Aix-en-Provence
Go to all RankingsPaul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 1
René of Anjou
1409 - 1480
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 2
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 3
Pierre Schaeffer
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
Norodom Ranariddh
1944 - 2021
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 5
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
Yvette Guilbert
1865 - 1944
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 7
Maurice Blondel
1861 - 1949
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8
Louis, Duke of Vendôme
1612 - 1669
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 9
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
1198 - 1245
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
1684 - 1745
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11
Peter Mayle
1939 - 2018
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Aix-en-Provence were painters (2), biologists (2), writers (2), soccer players (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were politicians (3), painters (2), economists (1), composers (1), and astronomers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence, including Henri Michel and Valentin Eysseric. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aix-en-Provence, including Paul Cézanne and Jean-Baptiste van Loo.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence since 1700.
